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Patented NovQZl, 1893.

J. REINIOK'E. OAR COUPLING w a M. mw a Q (No Model.)

3 SheetsSheet 2;. J. REINIOKE. GAR COUPLING.

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No. 508,976. Patented Nov. 21, 1893.

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GAR COUPLING.

Patented Nov. 21, 1893.

I UN TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J OHANNES REINICKE, OFVVIESBADEN, GERMANY.

. CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,976, dated November21, 18-93.

Application filed June 23,1893.

Toall whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OHANNES REINIOKE, a subject of the King ofPrussia, residing at 'Wiesbaden, in the Kingdom of Prussia and existedthrough the necessity of the operator stepping between the cars toarrange the couplin r In the accompanying drawings, the detailedarrangement of the coupler is made clear.

Figure 1 represents a side view of the coupler; Fig. 2- a top view ofFig. 1; Fig. 3- a view of the end of a railway car; Fig. 4- a view ofahalf coupler; Fig. 5-. a view v l of a coupler on the point of linking;Fig. 6-

a section on the line as, w of Fig. 4.

The arrangement and modus operandi of the coupler are as follows: Oneach inner end of a car in place of the coupler now in use at about thesame height, in each case, a stationary hook a and a link b movable inthe slot of a box 0, are so applied, that at the concussion of two oars,the two links by gliding on the sloping outer surfaces of the hooks araise themselves and after passing the highest point of the hook, inconsequence of their own weight, fall down and lie against theperpendicular inner surface of the same.

In order to prevent the link from becoming accidentally detached fromthe hook and to permit it to be lifted out easily when desired the innersurface of the hook is supplied with teeth slanted toward the top. Thelinks are in the form of a trapezium, their non-parallel sides, whichserve for drawing purposes being considerably longer than the parallelsides or ends. Of these parallel ends the outer and longer is besidesappropriately broadened on its upper side serving to strengthen it, thesurface inclining inward, so that the small edge insures a sure grip inthe hollows of the teeth of the book a, and a firm hold in the same, andso that in uncoupling Serial No. 478,602. (No model.)

narrow or shorter side of the link is held in the hollow box in themanner represented in Fig. 4, as follows: A perpendicularly penetratingpartition 0 in the middle of the hollow box is far enough open in thefront that the link supported therein has ample play in all directions.

The length of the links is so measured,that in reciprocal contact thereis still sufficient room for play for the bufferin coupling. In order toprevent the links in the passing of the car around sharp curves, frombecoming injured by being jammed against the side walls of the box, itis arranged thatthe walls can yield to a side pressure of the links.

' The uncoupling of the cars is rendered DOS- sible by the followingarrangement: On the stationary hook a stationary block r is se-.

cured near the back of the car in which a movable block Z guided bytongues 1n the grooves of the frame or block '1' can nioveup or down. Atongue formed on the under side of the movable block Z extends under thelink and raises it when the block rlses unt1l passing the highest pointof the hook. In consequence of its own weight and the inclination of itssupport, it glides back, a motion which moreover is favored by thespecified depression in the under side of the box. The link rests thenon the upper edgeof the hook and the connection of the two cars isloosened. The movement of the movable block can be efiected from theside of the car elther by chains, which run on rollers, or by a sultablelever arrangement. Especial attention is called to the fact, that themovable block after every time of using is let back into 1ts lowestposition. This takes place 1n a simple manner. One removes the chainsfrom the fastening, whereupon the movable block in consequence of itsown weight falls down antomatically.

an unobstructed action is secured. The other What I claim as myinvention, and desire IOO . car having a vertical division wall, with anopening therein, a link having its end held in said opening, and a hookcarried by the adjacent car having a serrated bearing face for engagingthe link, substantially as described.

3. In a car coupler, a box carried by one car havinga vertical divisionwall with an elongated opening in said wall having an inclined bottom, asquare ended link having one end held in said opening, and a hookcarried by the other car for engaging the-link, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a car coupler, a box having a vertical division wall with anopening therein, alink having one end loosely held in said opening, ahook carried by the adjacent car for engaging the other end of the link,a vertically movable piece carried by the shank of the hook having atongue extending beneath the link, and means for elevating said piece touncouple the cars, substantially as described.

5. In a car coupler, a box having a link loosely held therein, a hookhaving an inclined front face and a corrugated shoulder for engagingsaid link and preventing accidental displacement and a verticallymovable piece having a tongue for engaging the link with operatingconnections to the side of the car for disengaging the hook and link,substantially as described.

6. In a car coupler, a box having vertical division wall with anelongated opening in said wall having an inclined lower edge, a linkhaving parallel ends and converging sides loosely held by its narrowerend in said opening, and a hook having an inclined face for engaging thewider end of the link, and means operated from the side of the car fordisengaging the same, substantially as described.

7. In a car coupler, a box having a vertical division wall with anelongated opening therein, having an inclined lower edge, a link havingparallel ends and converging sides with its narrow end loosely held insaid opening, a hook having an inclined upper face and a corrugatedshoulder for engaging the inner edge of the broad end of the link, thesaid inner edge being sharpened to engage the corrugations and preventaccidental displacement, substantially as described.

8. In a car coupler, a box having a link loosely held therein, a hookengaging said link, vertical guideways carried by the shank of the book,a block vertically movable between said guideways, a tongue projectingfrom the lower part of the block beneath the end of the link, rollersmounted on the upper ends of the guides, and operating chains connectedto the block passing over said rollers to the side of the car forraising said block and tongue and disengaging the hook and link,substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

J OHANNES REINIOKE. Witnesses:

.PAUL FISCHER, JOHN SALoWsKY.

